HAMILTON, David George- 34, Harbourville, Kings Co. It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of a proud fisherman on Saturday, April 9, 2011. David was born in Berwick, Kings Co., on July 21, 1976. He lived all of his life on the shores of Morden and Harbourville. In David’s younger years, he was involved in Junior Hockey at West Kings District High School, Auburn, where he was a graduate and was a member of the Aylesford Scouting Movement and played on a Aylesford Baseball team. In recent years David played hockey for the Rec. Hockey League in Berwick and was an avid hunter and baseball card collector and player. Captain David Hamilton's passion was his boat, “Let it Ride” and his weir which he built with heart and soul every year. He was strong willed and a loving man who was faithful to all. In 2007, David received a medal of bravery from the Governor General of Canada for saving a woman from the unforgiving tides of the Bay of Fundy, and had also received the medal of honour from the Premier of Nova Scotia. Over the years, he worked for Stephen Saunders, Weston and Hamilton Seafoods Limited, Harbourville. David enjoyed many hours sight seeing with his “Grampy Strum” . Surviving are his parents, Bambie Sue Hamilton, Aylesford, and Gregory Peter Hamilton; life partner, Jessica Franey and son, Finn David Franey, Harbourville; son, Nathan Thomas Duncan, St. Margarets Bay; brother, Michael (Kelly Richardson); sister, Victoria Hamilton (Vance Dixon), Harbourville; grandparents, Harry and Mona (Kelly) Rand, Morden; Gordon and Rhoda (Barlow) Strum, Aylesford; aunts and uncles, Peter and Debbie Dufault, New Glasgow; Barry and Anna Joudrey, Orilla, Ont.; Brad and Marsha Strum, Bedford; Jocelyn Rippey (Norm Morine), Waterville; John and Nadine Stevens, Bridgewater; Natalie Gosselin, New Hampshire; nieces and nephews, Dakota and Trent Hamilton, Harbourville; Tylor Smith, Morristown; many cousins. He was predeceased by grandfather, George Hamilton; great-grandparents, George and Rita Hamilton; Glen Kelly and Thyra Morse; Percy and Ella Strum; William and Dorothy Barlow. Visitation for David was held from 7-9 p.m., Wednesday, April 13, in Serenity Lindsay Funeral Home, 192 Commercial St., Berwick, N.S., B0P 1E0, (902-538-9900), from where the funeral service took place at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 14. Rev. Donald Rafuse officiated, with burial in the Harbourville Cemetery. Donations in his memory may be made to the Harbourville Wharf Restoration Society or to the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. Condolences may be sent to the family at the funeral home address or on-line by visiting: www.serenitylindsayfuneralhome.ca